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- [gang]
- /gæŋ/
- /ɡæŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gang]
- /gæŋ/
Definitions of gang word
- noun gang a group or band: A gang of boys gathered around the winning pitcher. 1
- noun gang a group of youngsters or adolescents who associate closely, often exclusively, for social reasons, especially such a group engaging in delinquent behavior. 1
- noun gang a group of people with compatible tastes or mutual interests who gather together for social reasons: I'm throwing a party for the gang I bowl with. 1
- noun gang a group of persons working together; squad; shift: a gang of laborers. 1
- noun gang a group of persons associated for some criminal or other antisocial purpose: a gang of thieves. 1
- noun gang a set of tools, electronic components or circuits, oars, etc., arranged to work together or simultaneously. 1
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Origin of gang
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English; Old English gang, gong manner of going, way, passage; cognate with Old High German gang, Old Norse gangr, Gothic gagg; cf. gang2
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Parts of speech for Gang
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gang popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gang usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gang
noun gang
- clan — A clan is a group which consists of families that are related to each other.
- tribe — any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- company — A company is a business organization that makes money by selling goods or services.
- clique — If you describe a group of people as a clique, you mean that they spend a lot of time together and seem unfriendly towards people who are not in the group.
- crew — The crew of a ship, an aircraft, or a spacecraft is the people who work on and operate it.
Antonyms for gang
noun gang
- individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
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